Athens Countian GI Released After Two Months as Red Prisoner
Cpl. Clyde Metcalf 24, son of Earl and Mrs. Metcalf of Stewart Route 1, was held by Russian forces in Germany for two months after wandering into USSR territory near Frankfort. He lost 20 pounds during confinement and gave no details on the circumstances of capture or release. Metcalf, a Signal Corps veteran, anticipated returning home by November but was told to stay six more months in Germany, then received 30 days leave in Holland after returning to U.S. soil.
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Athens County
Signal Corps
Germany
Cpl
Clyde Metcalf
Earl Metcalf
Stewart Route 1
Red
Ussr
Frankfort
Metcalf
Eran
States
Holland
Two Athens Brothers Die, Second Wounded in Korea
Robert Thompson, 19, of 152 Mill St, killed in Korea on Aug 2, and his brother Harold, 21, wounded for the second time, both in the 24th Infantry Division. Their family lists 13 siblings and notes Gilbert Thompson aboard USS Valley Forge helped locate Harold. Robert was Athens High School’s first grad presumed killed in Korea. another Athens family, Everett Douglas, learns their son Carl died Aug 19.
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Pfe
Robert Thompson
Martin Thompson
Mill St
Defense Department
Thompsons
Harold
24Th Infantry Division
United States
Japan
Korea
Gilbert Thompson
Valley Forge
Harold Thompson
Pomeroy
Germany
Dorothy Ballenger
Zanesville
Virginia Moore
James Stewart
Athens
Margaret
Gloria
George
Eddie
Gladys
Judy
Sandy
Athens High School
Everett Douglas
Ladd Ridge Road
Carl
Douglas
AHS
Local Residents Named in Regional Notices
Listed are Mrs. Lottie Brill of Stewart Route, Mrs. Cora Lynch of Mineral, Mrs. Marjorie Barnhart of Athens, Edward Swaro of Glouster Route 1, Janet L. Shifflet of Glouster Route, Mrs. James Westfall of Athens with daughter Mrs. Stanley Smathers of Millfield Route 1, and daughter Mrs. Albert Keirns of Albany and son, Mrs. Genevieve Jones of Athens Route 2, plus Mrs. Pauline Gilkey of Chauncey.
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Cora Lynch
Mineral
Marjorie Barnhart
Athens
Edward Swaro
Glouster
Janet L. Shifflet
James Westfall
Stanley Smathers
Millfield
Albert Keirns
Albany
Genevieve Jones
Pauline Gilkey
Chauncey
Weather Extremes Reported With Temperature Readings
On Tuesday the day saw temperatures ranging from a high of 80 to a low of 59 degrees. By 9 30 a m Wednesday the mercury stood at 70.
Suit Against Hospital Is Dismissed
A $25,000 damage suit by Mrs. Hazel Bobo against Sheltering Arms Hospital Inc was dismissed from common pleas court at her request. She claimed injuries from slipping on ice on hospital steps and alleged negligence. The hospital argued it could not be sued as Sheltering Arms Hospital Inc since it was not incorporated at the time of the accident. No out of court settlement is known.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital, Inc
Common Pleas Court
Hazel Bobo
Athens
Harley Meyer
Soil Conservation Trips Planned by Athens Office
Harry Gardner of Milwaukee arrives at the Soil Conservation Office in Athens to review farms in Meigs and Vinton districts for grass seeding. R. R. Barker joins as district agent, with Carl Bilikam and Kenneth Mitchell planning farm visits in their districts.
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Harry Gardner
Milwaukee
Soil Conservation Office
Athens
Meigs
Vinton
R. R. Barker
Carl Bilikam
Kenneth Mitchell
Cub Scout Meetings Slated in Community
An orientation for parents of entering cub scouts will be held Thursday at 7:30 p m at the First Presbyterian Church. Clarke Daily says boys 8 to 11 may enter cub scouting. A Boy Scout board of review is also set for Thursday at 7:30 p m at the First Methodist Church.
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First Presbyterian Church
Clarke Daily
Boy Scout Board of Review
First Methodist Church
Lodge Meeting Set in Guysville by Savannah Lodge 166 F and AM
Savannah Lodge 166 F and AM will meet Thursday at 8 P.M. per D. D. Mansfield, the lodge master said. Full details of attendance and agenda not provided in the readable text.
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Guysville
Savannah
F&am
D. D. Mansfield
Dr Hudson named to UN WHO post in Iraq
Dr E Herndon Hudson, longtime director of Ohio University Health Service since 1940, will serve as director and chief medical adviser for a WHO Iraq project starting Oct 1. The effort, sponsored with the Iraqi government and funded at 250000 dollars, aims to study and treat betel syphilis in children, with I C E F supplying supplies.
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E. Herndon Hudson
Ohio University Health Service
United Nations World Health Organization
Iraq
Hudson
John D. Baker
WHO
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
Athens
New York
London
Geneva
Cairo
Baghdad
Euphrates
James Millikin University
Decatur
University of Pennsylvania
London School of Hygiene
Lebanon
Blackburn College
Carlinville
University Hospital
Philadelphia
Lebanon, Syria
Beirut University
Presbyterian Medical Center
Deir-ez-Zor
Syria
Clifton Springs
Norris, Tenn
Ohio University
U. S. Naval Reserve
National Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Pearl Harbor
Fleet Marine Force
Eleanora L. Schmidt
Leo W. Zadinsky
Glen A. Russell
Marie Washburn
Russell
Rockford
Tiffin
State Hospital
University of the Philippines
Louisiana State University
Essex Medical School
Newark
N.J
van Wert
Ohio State University
West Virginia University
University of Louisville
Coolville Woman Mildred A Hayes Dies at 51
Mrs Mildred A Hayes 51 of Coolville died at her home at 3 p m Tuesday. A native of Pennsylvania she moved to Coolville as a girl. Survived by Vernon her husband two sons Charles Cincinnati Paul Coolville two daughters Jeannette Butler Coolville Mary Mora Pomeroy mother Mrs William D Leslie Pittsburgh brother Edwin Leslie sister Mrs Sarah Keane Pittsburgh Services at Coolville Methodist Church Friday at 1 p m burial Coolville cemetery Friends may call at Hayes home after 7 p m tonight.
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Coolville
Mildred Alice Hayes
Here
Pennsylvania
Hayes
Coolvile
Vernon
Charles
Cincinnati
Paul
Jeannette Butcher
Mary J. Mora
Pomeroy
William D. Leslie
Edwin Leslie
Sarah Keane
Pittsburgh
Coolville Methodist Church
Two-Car Collision on Route 160 Causes Minor Damage
State Highway Patrol reported a minor two car collision on Route 160 near Wilkesville Tuesday evening. Herman Bass, 27, Bronx, N Y, skid in front of Norman Flowers, 30, Columbus, as both vehicles traveled north. No injuries.
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Route 160
Wilkesville
State Highway Patrol
Herman Bass
Bronx
N. Y
Norman Flowers
Columbus
Contract Awarded for Route 691 Resurfacing
The Route 691 resurfacing project in York Township goes to W. H. Ringwald Co. of Chillicothe after a bid of 144 750 for bituminous mix. State estimates earlier put the cost at 156 000.
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York Township
W. H. Ringwald Co
Chillicothe
Associated Press
Templar Advancement Division To Meet Friday Evening
The Templar Advancement Division will meet Friday at 7 30 p m at the Masonic Temple. Refreshments will follow the business session, announced Willis E Johnson association vice president.
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Templar
Masonic Temple
Willis E. Johnson
Association
Area Woman's Kin Awarded Bronze Star
Pfc. Allen P. Jolley nephew of Mrs. Ernest Glass New Marshfield awarded the Bronze Star for July 16 near the Kum River Korea. He and two companions held a half track against heavy fire then destroyed the crippled vehicle and evacuated a wounded comrade before continuing to harry enemy positions.
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Allen P. Jolley
Ernest Glass
New Marshfield
Kum River
Korea
Jolley
24Th Infantry Division
Church
Pfe. Jolley
OU Official Returns From Detroit Meeting
Albert C. Gubitz director of Ohio University's Bureau of Appointments attended the Midwest College Placement Association conference in Detroit on Tuesday and Wednesday. The program featured talks by personnel representatives from several Detroit industries and included a factory visit as guests of the management.
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Albert C. Gubitz
Ohio University
Bureau of Appointments
Detroit
Midwest College Placement Association
Auto Fire Reported In Stockport Car
A short circuit is blamed for a car fire in Stockport Tuesday afternoon. Firemen were sent to the intersection of W State and High to the Doris C. Nichols vehicle. The fire department was called at 12 30 pm, according to Fire Chief Clarence A. Parker.
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Stockport
W. State and High
Doris C. Nichols
Clarence A. Parker
Elementary School at OU To Open
The Ohio University Elementary School will open Tuesday at 9 a m Enrollment is open for third fifth and sixth grades while other grades are filled Staff for the year includes Janet Wilson Esth er Starks Viola Nelson Mary Ward Agnes Eisen Mabel Olson Martha Eckis Esther Dunham Clara DeLand Mary Leonard Grace Morley George Linn and principal George A Beauchamp.
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Ohio University
Janet Wilson
Esther Starks
Viola Nelson
Mary Ward
Agnes Eisen
Mabel Olson
Martha Eckis
Esther Dun
Driver's license lapse costs Barnhart in Circle Hill case
David Barnhart, 30, of Circle Hill, paid $5 and costs after failing to carry a valid driver's license. He was arraigned before Mayor W. P. Mickle on a city police charge.
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David Barnhart
Circle Hill
W. P. Mickle
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